Brazilians are champions in important poker tournaments
Brazil is increasingly consolidated in the international poker scene. The country, which has millions of poker aficionados, hosts the second largest tournament in the world: The BSOP (Brazilian Poker Championship). The event started in 2006 and started with 100 participants. In the last edition, it counted almost eight (8) thousand players.
The growth of interest in the game can be explained by the triumph of Alexandre Gomes - the first Brazilian to win a bracelet in the World Championship of Poker, in 2008 (today we already have 16 awards like this one). Another prominent player is André Akkari, who won a bracelet in the event in 2011, and today is also a reference in social networks. And it doesn't stop there: in the last few days, Brazilians have proven their technique in card games and brought several other victories to the country. By the way, many champions provide lessons where they tell, for example, how to play teen patti.
On August 29, the green and yellow flag stood on the podium with Eduardo Rodrigues, who won his 16th bracelet at the World Series of Poker, in Event 20. He pocketed US$ 212,815 in the prestigious WSOP (World Series of Poker) Online.
In the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) - another globally successful event - the recent wins were Tássio Mendes in Event 28-Low and Gabriel Araújo, champion of Event 26-Medium. They won $14,519 and $32,801, respectively.
In addition, Belarmino de Souza won his second WCOOP Event 43-High Championship by defeating 132 competitors. Hours later, it was the turn of two more titles in the tournament: "FábioC.p.br", who was the champion of Event 43-Medium and won $19,290, and Lauriê Tournier, winner of Event 47-Medium. This was the streamer's first title in the competition. She took home $15,486.
Renato Nomura and Eder Campana were also other big champions in world poker in recent weeks. The former was the big winner of the Bigger Online Super Series, Event 44, and won $29,947. The second, on the other hand, was the winner in Event 6 of the WPT WOC (World Poker Tour World Online Championship) and won $168,957.
Even without the title, other Brazilian professionals stand out in poker
Many times, depending on the event and the type of tournament, it can be even more profitable to stay off the podium than to win another championship. This was the case for Eduardo Silva, from the state of Minas Gerais, who did not win any of the last tournaments he played, but earned more than $700,000 anyway.
During the month of August, Eduardo finished in fifth place in The Venom tournament, which earned him a prize of $370,000, and on August 30th, he finished in sixth place in Event 21 of the WSOP Online, earning him another $330,433.
Something similar happened to Fabiano Kovalski during WCOOP 2021. By placing fifth in Event 34-High, he netted $236,959. The next day, the star player from Santa Catarina took third place in Event 34-Medium and won another $155,154.
With so many events and opportunities for Brazilians, these players of the moment have surely faced each other in tournaments around the world - or will at some point - and we will see many more podium finishes from all of them.
How awards work in poker
The awards of an event vary according to the stakes: the higher the stakes of the table, the more the top finishers will win in the end.
One calculation to take as an example is the ICM (independent chip model). In it, usually the prizes are calculated as follows: 1st place takes home 50% of the money pot, 2nd place takes 30% and 3rd place takes 20%. The final amount will depend on the type of tournament and the number of chips in play.
